Identifier: cu31924030670255 (find matches)
Title: Venice, the city of the sea
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
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Publisher: London & Edinburgh : T.N. Foulis
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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FRONTISPIECE—ON COVERTHE NARROW CANAL BEFORE I KNEW BY WHAT, OR HOW, I FOUND THATWE WEREGLIDING UP ASTREET—A PHANTOM STREET:THE HOUSES RISING ON BOTH SIDES, FROM THE WATER,AND THE BLACK BOAT GLIDING ON BENEATH THEIRWINDOWS. LIGHTS WERE SHINING FROM SOME OFTHESE CASEMENTS, PLUMBING THE DEPTH OF THEBLACK STREAM WITH THEIR REFLECTED RAYS, BUTALL WAS PROFOUNDLY SILENT. Charles Dickens. VENICE THE CITY OF THE SEABY JOSEPH PENNELL BEING TWENTY-FIVE REPRODUCTIONSIN PHOTOGRAVURE, FROM DRAWINGSRETCHINGS, ACCOMPANIED BY NOTESFROM THE WRITINGS OF JOHN RUSKIN,LORD HOUGHTON, JOHN ADDINGTONSYMONDS, BYRON, BEACONSFIELD,DANNUNZIO, S- OTHERS T. N. FOULIS LONDON & EDINBURGH$5 The extracts from the writings of John Adtjington Sy-monds, Gabriele DAnnunzio, and Beryl de Selincourt,are made by the kind permission of the publishers,Messrs Smith, Elder 6° Co., Mr Wm. Heinemann,and Messrs Chatto and Windus. THE LIST OF CONTENTS i iiin IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXIcu31924030670255

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